According to Medicare LCD for Debridement Services L27373, 8/1/10, the following is considered when reporting debridement:
The care of minor wounds, either postoperative, traumatic, or otherwise, is?

According to Medicare LCD for Debridement Services L27373, 8/1/10, reporting debridement: the only service provided is the non-surgical cleansing of the wound or ulcer with or without the application of a surgical dressing, the provider should?

bill this service with an appropriate E/M code and not the debridement code(s).

According to Medicare LCD for Debridement Services L27373, 8/1/10, the following is considered when reporting debridement:
there is no necrotic, devitalized, fibrotic, or other tissue or foreign matter present, the debridement service is?

According to Medicare LCD for Debridement Services L27373, 8/1/10, the following is considered when reporting debridement:
of devitalized tissue from wounds, non-selective debridement, without anesthesia, including topical application(s), is part of a?

According to Medicare LCD for Debridement Services L27373, 8/1/10, the following is considered when reporting debridement: Select the most specific ICD-9-C M code that describes the?

According to Medicare LCD, when reporting debridement: When the patient has required 5 or more debridement services (11043 and/or 11044), per patient, per wound, in the outpatient setting, the claim form must also include, as secondary diagnoses?

ICD-9-C M codes reflecting neuropathic, vascular, metabolic, or other comorbid conditions that have resulted in in excessive frequency of service.

According to Medicare LCD for Debridement Services L27373, 8/1/10, the following is considered when reporting debridement: The medical record should include an operative note for the debridement service, describing?

the anatomical location treated, the instruments used, anesthesia used if required, type of tissue removed, the depth and area of the wound and the immediate post procedure care and follow-up instructions.

Since the codes for excision of skin lesions are divided based on whether the excised lesion is malignant or benign, the billing for the excision is not submitted to the 3rd party payer until the?

Why is there no pathology report for lesions that have been destroyed by laser, chemicals, electrocautery, or other methods?

Destruction of lesions destroys the lesion, leaving no available tissue for biopsy. In these cases you will have to take the type of lesion from the physician's notes only, as there is no pathology report.

Medicare Part B services are billed using?

Medicare Part A pays for?

If a surgeon performs more than one procedure on the same patient on the same day, and discounts were made on all subsequent procedures, Medicare would pay what percentages for the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth procedures?